The 13 th amendment may have been brought by the Indians but still it did serve and will serve the Lankan interests. I know it is hard for ppl who feed on Sinhala hardline propaganda to understand why we need power devolution, but the fact remains SL NEED power devolution. SL tamils ask for that. U cant arrogantly dismiss ’13 must go’. Only an idiot with NO understanding of Lankan issue will say that.
I told u. Still what was the need to liberate East Pakistan? U want India to be a silent spectator when a section of people were butchered in past? I am sure, if IG was there, there would have been a solution by now.
I repeat my question. I do not want an armed resistance anymore. Fine. Then y did we help BD?
Then nearly 400 fishermens got killed from TN side. Who is responsible? Even Pakistan don kill our fishermens when they cross border. What do u say to that?
And still no responsibility for 40k people killed? If India, don raise the voice who will?
What butchering are u talking about? Just because u ppl keep repeating the same thing 1000 times it doesn’t become a fact. There was NO such a butchering, what we had was a WAR and loss of human lives is common in war even though how tragic it is. This is especially when one side hid behind civilians, killed fleeing civilians, positioned their guns in the middle of civilians and taking them as a human shield.
About Bangladesh, India didn’t separate Pakistan because they wanted to help Bangladesh but because it is strategically important to them. Got it? So don’t bring BD theory anymore!
And from where is that number of 400 fishermen killed? Was a single TN fishermen killed in 2012? In 2013? Most of these cases are TN fishermen not returning after they have gone to the sea. These ppl then assume that these fishermen are killed by the Lankan navy. Lankan navy was engaged in a war with LTTE, not with some TN thieves at sea.
13th Amendment is useless one, it makes provincial tugs.
13 was brought to find solutions for Lankan problem. If u don’t know it has been in practice through out SL except in North. And it is useful for both Sinhalese and Tamils. Actually if one look at history 13 th amendment is the best thing that happened to both Sinhalese n Tamils and overall for Lanka.
Don't compare Indian system with Sri Lanka, we are two different countries based on two different systems.
The best country for Lanka to be compared with is india.
If Tamils face difficulties and need a solution it must be cover the entire Tamil population in our country not just around 5% of Tamils in the north. One ethnic should not have special features based on the area they live, it makes unbalanced society which can lead to more issues. What GoSL must do, secure the rights of every Sri Lankan every corner of the country.
Yes it covers the entire SL Tamil people. And the the tamil in north are not some 5%, but like 65% of the whole Tamil community, also the non resident SL tamils, Colombo Tamils as well. Also the pro gov Devananda and Pilleyan also pro devolution and they want 13 A.
“ One ethnic should not have special features based on the area they live, it makes unbalanced society which can lead to more issues.”
Exactly that is why 13 A is implemented all over the country and not just tamil area. Power devolution solve issues.
We need to find a suitable solution for this locally.. The 13th amendment was bought in for the interest of India with the ground situation at the time also due to regional power politics(Ironically both the LTTE and the hard-line Sinhala polity rejected the 13A.. Also the provincial council system has been a complete failure where it is implemented outside the North.. It has become a hot bed for political thugs and corruption without any benefit for those people in the provinces
The most suitable thing as a starting point is the 13th A. As I said earlier though india brought it, the 13A works in the interests of Lanka and all her communities. Actually 13A is good for many Sinhala people in down south and rural areas though they don’t effectively use it.
How do u say PC system is a failure? Politics in SL has been a hot bed for thugs even before PC were introduced. The problem is not in PC or 13 A but in the political culture in SL. IF the people in south used their head and sent good, educated decent people to the PCs the people would have gained a lot.
The only people who vie for that is separatist TNA politicians to further their aspirations and those jokers in TN and the Tamil LTTE diaspora who wish this could be an ultimate stepping stone for their wet dream Eelam ..Both the Muslims and TOI(Indian origin) Tamils, The two largest minorities are averse to the 13A.. As I have highlighted before
How bad TNA is, it is voted for power by the tamil people. Also TNA is diverse not like that it used to be. As there is no more LTTE, they don’t act like a LTTE proxy anymore. I know there are undesirable people in TNA but still there are people who have agreed for a united SL.
Also India has sternly told them india would not allow a separate eelam.
Actually all the people in N and E ask for power devolution, Indian Tamils don’t have problems like the SL tamils.
